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Pastillas de Leche
Pastillas de Leche is a sweet, milky, and mushy treat made with carabao's milk, sugar, and butter. This well-loved Filipino confectionary follows a simple and straight-forward recipe that you can turn into a family project with your kids!
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr
Servings: 40 pieces
Calories: 33 kcal
Course:
Dessert
Cuisine:
Asian , Filipino
Ingredients
- 4 cups carabao’s milk or fresh cow's milk
- ½-3/4 cup powdered milk -or more depending on how firm you want them to be
- 6 tablespoons caster sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter
- Caster sugar for rolling
FOR WRAPPING
- 40 pieces 2x3-inch white paper
- 40 pieces 3x5-inch tissue or Japanese paper
Instructions
- In a deep skillet, pour fresh milk. Bring to a simmer over medium-high heat. Let it simmer for 15 minutes while stirring regularly.
- Add sugar and stir until completely dissolved. Stir the mixture gently and constantly with a wooden spoon scraping the bottom to prevent lumps from forming and burning.
- Continue to cook until mixture is greatly reduced and forms a thick paste. Turn off the heat and add the butter and mix. (Remove skillet from stove)
- Add the powdered milk to the mixture and mix until a sticky dough forms. Transfer milk dough to a plate or bowl and let it cool down completely.
- Roll the milk dough into a cylinder and cut into four equal portions. Take a portion and roll it into a thinner log. Then cut the log into 10 equal pieces. Roll each piece to about 1 ½-inch long.
- Roll each piece in caster sugar coating it completely.
- Wrap a small white paper around a piece of pastillas placing it in the middle, with both ends open. Then wrap both in a tissue paper. Push the excess tissue paper at the ends inwards to close the holes.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
33kcal
(2%)
Carbohydrates
4g
(1%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
2g
(3%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
5mg
(2%)
Sodium
19mg
(1%)
Potassium
54mg
(2%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
64IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 40pieces
Amount Per Serving
Calories 33
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 33kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 2g | 3% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 5mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 19mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 54mg | 1% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 64IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.